Hackettstown, NJ – September 2017 – The Orthopedic Institute of New Jersey (OINJ) is proud to announce that seven of its physicians have been selected for New Jersey Monthly’s Top Doc of 2017 designation. Christopher Castro, DO, Frank J. Corrigan, MD, Robert A. DeFalco, Jr., DO, Michael S. Gutkin, MD, Stephen Koss, MD, Paul G. Teja, DO, and Kevin White, DO, have been given this prestigious distinction. Qualifying for this list of doctors is especially meaningful because it is..

For years, coaches and athletes have been using strength and conditioning to enhance performance for their sports. Because athletes need to function at high levels, training has incorporated programs that establish protocols to address factors such as power production, force development and speed improvement. As “sport-specific” training has become modern day terminology, coaches and trainers have pushed aside some of the fundamental keys to improving the total athlete, and...

Move well. That’s the advice of Joe Lorincz, the strength and conditioning coach for the three-time Stanley Cup winning New Jersey Devils, sharing his views on the best way to get your body into its best shape. Joe, who develops the off-ice workout, nutritional education, and rehabilitation programs for injured players, says that if you can’t move well, you can’t train well, and he builds his training programs for the Devils with that in mind.

The torn meniscus is on pace to become the most pervasive injury among all athletes. Here, we tell you what–exactly–a meniscus is, why tearing it is so common and what you can do about it. Plus, we compare and contrast A-Rod and Chipper Jones’ headline-grabbing cases. Meredith Moore knew something was wrong. It was the winter and the runner and soccer player was doing squats in the gym when she felt a peculiar pain in her right knee. She stood, squatted again, and that same...

American football may be this nation’s pride and joy when it comes to the hierarchy of sports, but make no mistake: over the last 20 years, thanks to international events like the World Cup, a different type of futbol has gained in popularity. The men’s side has always been littered with worldwide stars like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, and David Beckham, but what’s fascinating is how their female counterparts, more than in any other team sport, have carved...

Magic Johnson shares his amazing experience with the 1992 Olympics “Dream Team”